diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
index 7521cae7d56f..535d30eef59a 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
@@ -1452,13 +1452,16 @@ objcopy
   OBJCOPYFLAGS_$@ may be used to set additional options.
 
 gzip
-  Compress target. Use maximum compression to compress target.
+  Compress target. Use maximum compression to compress target. Prefix the
+  recipe line with '+' so that GNU Make passes it the jobserver, which
+  scripts/jobserver-exec needs to run pigz (if available) on the free job
+  slots.
 
   Example::
 
     #arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
     $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(vmlinux.bin.all-y) FORCE
-            $(call if_changed,gzip)
+            +$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 dtc
   Create flattened device tree blob object suitable for linking
diff --git a/arch/alpha/boot/Makefile b/arch/alpha/boot/Makefile
index d8dba85e606c..b050753e9015 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/alpha/boot/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ endif
 
 # Compressed kernel image
 $(obj)/vmlinux.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 	@echo '  Kernel $@ is ready'
 
 $(obj)/main.o: $(obj)/ksize.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.nh: vmlinux $(OBJSTRIP) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objstrip)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.nh.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.nh FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 $(obj)/tools/lxboot: $(obj)/bootloader $(OBJSTRIP) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objstrip)
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/Makefile b/arch/arc/boot/Makefile
index 5a8550124b73..8a44c3e7ff3e 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.bin: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.lzma: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,lzma)
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
index e3f550d62857..5f0a1a2e915a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux: $(obj)/vmlinux.lds $(obj)/$(HEAD) $(obj)/piggy.o \
 	@$(check_for_bad_syms)
 
 $(obj)/piggy_data: $(obj)/../Image FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,$(compress-y))
+	+$(call if_changed,$(compress-y))
 
 $(obj)/piggy.o: $(obj)/piggy_data
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/Makefile
index b5a08333bc57..d42d07667822 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $(obj)/Image.bz2: $(obj)/Image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bzip2)
 
 $(obj)/Image.gz: $(obj)/Image FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 $(obj)/Image.lz4: $(obj)/Image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,lz4)
diff --git a/arch/csky/boot/Makefile b/arch/csky/boot/Makefile
index c3cfde28f8e6..5d88dc31877b 100644
--- a/arch/csky/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/csky/boot/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ compress-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ)   = xzkern
 compress-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_LZ4)  = lz4
 
 $(obj)/zImage:  $(obj)/Image FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,$(compress-y))
+	+$(call if_changed,$(compress-y))
 	@echo '  Kernel: $@ is ready'
 
 UIMAGE_ARCH		= sandbox
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile b/arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile
index 2b42c370d574..e3df3a64808a 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/microblaze/boot/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $(obj)/linux.bin.ub: $(obj)/linux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,uimage)
 
 $(obj)/linux.bin.gz: $(obj)/linux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 quiet_cmd_strip = STRIP   $< $@$2
 	cmd_strip = $(STRIP) -K microblaze_start -K _end -K __log_buf \
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
index 8473c4671702..996bf41b78de 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.bz2: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bzip2)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.lzma: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,lzma)
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
index e0b8ec9a9516..2684540758a8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ tool_$(CONFIG_KERNEL_ZSTD)    = zstd22_with_size
 targets += vmlinux.bin.z
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.z: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,$(tool_y))
+	+$(call if_changed,$(tool_y))
 
 targets += piggy.o dummy.o
 
diff --git a/arch/nios2/boot/Makefile b/arch/nios2/boot/Makefile
index 29c11a06b750..1381e6e428a8 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/nios2/boot/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.bin: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 $(obj)/vmImage: $(obj)/vmlinux.gz FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,uimage)
diff --git a/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 14eefb5ed5d1..a7fc7d424c00 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/parisc/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ suffix-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_LZO)  := lzo
 suffix-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ)  := xz
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.bz2: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bzip2_with_size)
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.lz4: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
diff --git a/arch/riscv/boot/Makefile b/arch/riscv/boot/Makefile
index 4a2d75b7e42d..b80a077a8e8f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/boot/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(obj)/Image: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
 $(obj)/Image.gz: $(obj)/Image FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 $(obj)/loader.o: $(src)/loader.S $(obj)/Image
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/Makefile b/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
index 10b75e053a6f..e8e43ae80dd5 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/Makefile
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ suffix-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_XZ)  := .xz
 suffix-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_ZSTD)  := .zst
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.bz2: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bzip2_with_size)
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.lz4: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/Makefile b/arch/sh/boot/Makefile
index 1f5d2df3c7e0..cf63e319b786 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.bin: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.bz2: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bzip2)
diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 58df491778b2..b85aa5f0d616 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.bin: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.bz2: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bzip2_with_size)
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.lzma: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
diff --git a/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile b/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
index 339c42d35089..b53cf596611e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sparc/boot/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPARC64),y)
 # Actual linking
 
 $(obj)/zImage: $(obj)/image FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 	@$(kecho) 'Kernel: $@ is ready' '(#'$(or $(KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION),`cat .version`)')'
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.aout: vmlinux FORCE
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $(obj)/image.bin: $(obj)/image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
 $(obj)/image.gz: $(obj)/image.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 UIMAGE_LOADADDR = $(CONFIG_UBOOT_LOAD_ADDR)
 UIMAGE_ENTRYADDR = $(CONFIG_UBOOT_ENTRY_ADDR)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 6ec5e031db1d..680ad803cba7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ vmlinux.bin.all-y := $(obj)/vmlinux.bin
 vmlinux.bin.all-$(CONFIG_X86_NEED_RELOCS) += $(obj)/vmlinux.relocs
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(vmlinux.bin.all-y) FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.bz2: $(vmlinux.bin.all-y) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,bzip2_with_size)
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.lzma: $(vmlinux.bin.all-y) FORCE
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile b/arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile
index d8b0fadf429a..934f9015b15f 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/xtensa/boot/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $(obj)/vmlinux.bin: vmlinux FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,objcopy)
 
 $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,gzip)
+	+$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
 boot-elf: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin
 boot-redboot: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin.gz
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile.zboot b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile.zboot
index 832deee36e48..52baacf3e9d9 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile.zboot
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile.zboot
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ zboot-method-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_ZSTD)	:= zstd22_with_size
 zboot-size-len-$(CONFIG_KERNEL_ZSTD)	:= 4
 
 $(obj)/vmlinuz: $(obj)/vmlinux.bin FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,$(zboot-method-y))
+	+$(call if_changed,$(zboot-method-y))
 
 # avoid eager evaluation to prevent references to non-existent build artifacts
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_vmlinuz.o = -I binary -O $(EFI_ZBOOT_BFD_TARGET) $(EFI_ZBOOT_OBJCOPY_FLAGS) \
diff --git a/usr/Makefile b/usr/Makefile
index e8f42478a0b7..a45236926228 100644
--- a/usr/Makefile
+++ b/usr/Makefile
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio: $(src)/gen_initramfs.sh $(obj)/gen_init_cpio $(deps_
 endif
 
 $(obj)/initramfs_inc_data: $(cpio-data) FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,$(compress-y))
+	+$(call if_changed,$(compress-y))
 
 targets += initramfs_data.cpio initramfs_inc_data